The NRA hasn’t always been the NRA

The National Rifle Association spent about $5 million lobbying Congress last year. That's up from around $1.5 million 10 years ago, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. But the NRA is not just a Washington lobbying powerhouse. Its reach extends across the country.

Nancy Marshall-Genzer is a senior reporter for Marketplace, working from the Washington, D.C. Bureau. Nancy started with Marketplace in spring 2007, after filing freelance pieces for the program for years prior. Covering the daily news from the nation’s capital, Nancy has...